Improving the uniformity of the inkjet-printed polymer film in a bank by Marangoni flow and contact line sliding

Liu, Xuelei; Lv, Dong; Li, Yinghan; Hou, Saiyin; Yu, Xinhong; Han, Yanchun

doi:10.1039/d4tc00696h

J. Mater. Chem. C

2024

DOI: 10.1039/d4tc00696h

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Improving the uniformity of the inkjet-printed polymer film in a bank by Marangoni flow and contact line sliding

Xuelei Liu,

Dong Lv,

Yinghan Li

et al.

Abstract: Inkjet printing is considered to be the most promising means of pixelated, large-scale processing of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels. However, the uniformity of printed films in the bank and...

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Kinetics of Benzene Hydroalkylation over Bifunctional Catalyst Ru/Hβ

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Improving the Uniformity and Stretchability of Inkjet-Printed Films by Adding the Surfactant Triton X

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Stretchable organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) are a key component of stretchable electronics. Inkjet printing is a potential processing method for stretchable and flexible OLEDs. However, improving the uniformity and stretchability of the emission layer (EML) prepared by inkjet printing is challenging. Here, we propose a strategy to simultaneously improve the uniformity and stretchability of inkjet-printed films by tuning the Marangoni flow and increasing the free volume. To verify our idea, Triton X (TX) with a lipophilic alkyl end and a hydrophilic hydroxyl end was added to the Super Yellow (SY)/polystyrene-block-polybutadiene-block-polystyrene (SBS) blend film. TX played two roles. (1) To inhibit the coffee ring effect. The surface tension of the solution decreased because the hydrophilic ends of TX repelled with the nonpolar solvent toluene to decrease the cohesion of toluene molecules on the surface. Thus, the surface tension at the edges was lower than in the middle due to the high evaporation rate at the edges during solvent evaporation. This resulted in the generation of the inward Marangoni flow to drive the solute toward the middle. Therefore, the coffee ring effect was inhibited, and a uniform film was formed. (2) To improve the stretchability. With TX, the glass transition temperature decreased because TX acted as a plasticizer to insert between the polymer chains due to the attraction between the lipophilic ends of TX and the alkyl side chains of SY. This provided more free volume for the polymer chains to move and orientate under strain, which is beneficial for the stretchability. Finally, we fabricated OLEDs with the inkjet-printed stretchable EML. At 100% strain, the luminance kept 70% of the initial luminance, much higher than that without the surfactant (33%).

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Improving the uniformity of the inkjet-printed polymer film in a bank by Marangoni flow and contact line sliding

Abstract: Inkjet printing is considered to be the most promising means of pixelated, large-scale processing of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels. However, the uniformity of printed films in the bank and...

Cited by 2 publications

References 41 publications

Kinetics of Benzene Hydroalkylation over Bifunctional Catalyst Ru/Hβ

Kinetics of Benzene Hydroalkylation over Bifunctional Catalyst Ru/Hβ

Improving the Uniformity and Stretchability of Inkjet-Printed Films by Adding the Surfactant Triton X

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